# 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2022 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Aggies played their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

## Preseason
### Polls

On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Montana | 111 (3) |
| 2 | Sacramento State | 110 (4) |
| 3 | Montana State | 109 (5) |
| 4 | Weber State | 84 |
| 5 | UC Davis | 82 |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 76 |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 62 |
| 8 | Idaho | 45 |
| 9 | Portland State | 42 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 33 |
| T-11 | Idaho State | 19 |
| T-11 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Montana | 356 (14) |
| 2 | Montana State | 352 (13) |
| 3 | Sacramento State | 335 (4) |
| 4 | Weber State | 261 |
| 5 | UC Davis | 255 (1) |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 236 |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 191 |
| 8 | Portland State | 146 |
| 9 | Idaho | 142 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 85 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 71 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 66 |

### Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Aggies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at California* | No. 25 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | L 13–34 | 34,984 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 South Dakota State* | | Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD | ESPN+ | L 22–24 | 15,182 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | San Diego* | | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA | ESPN+ | W 43–13 | 14,394 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 Weber State | | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA | ESPN+ | L 12–17 | 8,822 |
| October 1 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 4 Montana State | | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | ESPNU | L 24–41 | 21,637 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA | ESPN+ | W 56–27 | 9,152 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | ESPN+ | W 58–10 | 4,499 |
| October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | ESPN+ | W 59–17 | 8,189 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Idaho State | | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA | ESPN+ | W 43–3 | 6,802 |
| November 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Idaho | | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | W 44–26 | 7,681 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Sacramento State | No. 24 | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA (Causeway Classic) | ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 23,073 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 1:07 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 34,984
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Shane Vereen (analyst)
| Statistics | UCD | CAL |
| First downs | 19 | 24 |
| Total yards | 387 | 415 |
| Rushes/yards | 27–145 | 34–147 |
| Passing yards | 242 | 262 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–50–2 | 23–35–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:01 | 29:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UC Davis | Passing | Miles Hastings | 32/50, 242 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| UC Davis | Rushing | Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. | 14 carries, 115 yards, TD |
| UC Davis | Receiving | Chaz Davis | 5 receptions, 53 yards, TD |
| California | Passing | Jack Plummer | 23/35, 268 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| California | Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 17 carries, 104 yards |
| California | Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 6 receptions, 78 yards |

### At No. 2 South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| No. 2 Jackrabbits | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Aggies | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 43 |

### No. 12 Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Aggies | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |

### At No. 4 Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 4 Bobcats | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 41 |

### Northern Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Aggies | 7 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 56 |

### At Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 6 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 58 |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Aggies | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 59 |

### Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggies | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 43 |

### At No. 15 Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 44 |
| #15 Vandals | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 26 |

### At No. 2 Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Aggies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| No. 2 Hornets | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | | | | | |
| Coaches | 22 | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |